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Capitol Communicator and sponsors host various guest postings on topics of interest to the advertising, marketing, public relations and media professional community that Capitol Communicator serves.

Advertising

The American Advertising Awards, aka the ADDYS, is the advertising industry’s largest and most representative competition. Its mission is to recognize and reward

Nov 11, 2015
BMORE ADDY Deadline is Jan. 5, 2016
Media

WTOP and its sibling station, WFED, laid off four employees, according to Washingtonian, which added that General Manager Joel Oxley told staffers it also

Nov 10, 2015
Layoffs Hit WTOP, D.C.’s Perennial Top-Rated Radio Station
Digital

Shawn DuBravac, Ph.D., the chief economist and senior director of research for the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA), where he helps direct CEA’s

Nov 10, 2015
Shawn DuBravac, Consumer Electronics Association, to Keynote at Campaigns and Marketing Summit
PR

Washington Women in Public Relations named Christina Mazzola Nicols, MPH, MS, MS,  senior vice president and director of strategic planning and research at Hager

Nov 9, 2015
Christina Mazzola Nicols, Senior Vice President and Director of Strategic Planning and Research at Hager Sharp, Named WWPR’s Washington PR Woman of the Year
Marketing

In today’s communications world, you simply can’t ignore the global reach of the Internet, regardless of your industry. The vast majority of

Nov 9, 2015
Meeting Your Web Audience in Their Language
Agency

The Recording Academy, which represents musical performers, songwriters and studio professionals, selected Finn Partners to help boost its music advocacy presence on Capitol Hill.

Nov 7, 2015
D.C.-Area Updates: Finn Partners, Kathryn Harrington and Surefire Social
Agency

In an entertaining new book, “Admen, Mad Men, and The Real World of Advertising,” Dave Marinaccio, co-founder and chief creative officer of LMO

Nov 6, 2015
“Admen, Mad Men, and The Real World of Advertising,” New Book by Dave Marinaccio, Co-Founder and Chief Creative Officer of LMO Advertising, Shares Lessons from his Decades in Advertising
PR

Shonali Burke – president and CEO of Shonali Burke Consulting, adjunct faculty at The Johns Hopkins University and instructor at Rutgers University – will teach a

Nov 6, 2015
“Social PR Launchpad”, Nov. 13 – 15, Helps Unleash Your Inner Social PR Superhero
Digital

Facebook will unveil a news notifications app dubbed “Notify” next week in partnership with some high-profile media brands, reports TheWrap. TheWrap report, in

Nov 5, 2015
Facebook to Launch News Notifications App “Notify” Next Week
Media

NewsON, a provider of local news nationwide, announced the launch of the NewsON app, a new service that provides consumers access to live and

Nov 4, 2015
New NewsON App Provides Consumers in Most of U.S. Access to Live and On-Demand Local TV Newscasts
Agency

To further expand the strategic leadership of its growing Government and Healthcare practices, Crosby Marketing Communications added Anna Zawislanski as an executive vice president

Nov 4, 2015
Crosby Adds Anna Zawislanski as Executive Vice President and Senior Strategist
Digital

Some organizations make more likely targets than others for coordinated, large-scale website hacks. The reality, however, is that hackers often attack and compromise

Nov 4, 2015
DoS/DDoS: A Common Website Heist
Advertising

The Washington Post announced its new “FlexPlay product that will make video advertising faster-loading and more interactive, vastly improving the user experience and

Nov 3, 2015
The Washington Post Launches “FlexPlay” Video Advertising
Events

Mark Penn, a former pollster and political strategist who worked on Bill Clinton’s 1996 campaign, will be featured in a fireside chat at

Nov 3, 2015
Mark Penn Featured in Fireside Chat at Campaigns and Marketing Summit
Agency

Samantha “Sam” Halle, a second-year student at the VCU Brandcenter in Richmond is the 2015 recipient of a $5,000 annual scholarship from

Nov 2, 2015
Samantha Halle, a Second-Year Student at the VCU Brandcenter in Richmond, is the 2015 Recipient of a $5,000 Annual Scholarship from Spurrier Media Group
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